Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (right) and Narromine Shire Council Mayor Craig Davies at Narromine Airport, which is undergoing a number of upgrades thanks to more than $800,000 in funding from the previous two rounds of the Regional Airports Program. Regional airports or aerodromes across the Parkes electorate can now apply for…
DetailsA former Narrabri resident has been awarded a prestigious 2020 Fulbright Scholarship, presented at a gala dinner in Parliament House today. Guy Coleman, a weed control scientist, was congratulated by Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, who said the award was a credit to Mr Coleman’s contribution to local agricultural research. “I was thrilled to…
DetailsLocal Councils across the Parkes electorate are set to receive a major boost in funding towards local roads and streets thanks to extra revenue that will be raised through fuel excise indexation over the next decade. $1.105 billion extra funding will be made available to councils across Australia for vital road upgrades through the…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said seven community projects across his electorate will share in nearly $1.5 million of Government funding under the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal’s Tackling Tough Times Together program. Mr Coulton said the projects represent a $230,000 funding injection for communities at Boggabri, Condobolin, Dunedoo, Mungery, Narrabri, Mungindi and…
DetailsI ask the Minister for Health to wait for 30 seconds. Today is one of those rare days when we get to recognise someone from my electorate in the parliament. In the gallery today we have Kelly Foran, who has started a website called Friendly Faces Helping Hands that helps people in a time of medical crisis…
DetailsPhoto Caption (L-R): John Harrison – Head Engineer, State Member for the Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and Stuart Dearden – Project Manager pictured onsite today – stage one of upgrades are complete on the Newell Highway upgrade from Mungle Back Creek to Boggabilla. The Newell Highway upgrade from Mungle…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has said that he is looking forward to events being held over the next few days to commemorate the 50 year anniversary of the historic Freedom Rides. Mr Coulton said that he was honoured to be invited to be involved with events being held in Dubbo, Moree and Walgett.…
DetailsPhoto: Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton inspect a map of the Murray-Darling Basin, looking at where the Lower Darling Fish Passage Program will run. The Coalition Government is providing $1.1 million for New South Wales to deliver fish passages that revitalise aquatic waterway health…
DetailsResidents of the Warrumbungle Shire will soon be better connected, with the Federal Government funding a $56,930 project that will install free WiFi in all towns in the shire. The project is one of six which have been funded with $941,930 under the Coalition’s Drought Communities Programme (DCP). Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said he…
DetailsAround one million families are set to receive free child care during the coronavirus pandemic under a new plan from the Coalition Government. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the plan will help deliver financial relief for parents in his electorate. “Today’s announcement will help ensure the early childhood education and care sector in…
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